ferocious
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His 10 fours and six sixes were ferocious - reminiscent of former England batter Pietersen, the newest addition to this side's backroom staff.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Lucas wanted to see a life-size replica of the all-terrain unicycle, so the museum made one, fanged and ferocious.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
One of the reasons I was so ferocious about getting “Elsinore” made was that I would put all of myself into this and then maybe I can chill out a bit more.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
Jean-Jacques Rousseau argued in 1762 that consumers of meat were “more ferocious than other men,” while Lord Byron, in 1819, characterized humans as carnivores who, “like the shark or tiger,” must have their prey.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
But nothing about the question itself was ferocious.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
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